and so i saw one of the boys from sierra leone graduate and several other kids who i know. and then, of course, there's facebook, so -- [laughter] i have way too many, you know, teenagers who are my facebook friends. >> host: brooke hauser is who we're talking about with. this is her first book, "the new kids." brookehauser.com is her web site. she also writes or has written for "the new york times", the miami herald, the l.a. times and was an editor for premier magazine for a long time. now what kind of writing are you doing? are you working on another book? >> guest: well, i need to find another subject that i love as much as this one, and i intend to. >> host: do you have some in mind? >> guest: you know, i have a few ideas, but nothing, nothing that is sticking quite yet. so i'm really on the lookout. if you have ideas for me, let me know. [laughter] >> host: you say you grew up here in miami? >> guest: i'm from miami. >> host: right. where'd you go to school? >> guest: miami killian senior high school. >> host: and college? >> guest: kenyan college in ohio. >> host: an

. >> driving into the lush heart of sierra leone is a jarring ride. in many ways, the violent twists mirror the recent decades here. a brutal ten year civil war ended in two but memories scar the -- 2002 but memories scar the nation. >> wednesday, my family run away. >> he was just 8 when he was kidnapped by rebels who cut off both his arms. >> i believe it's out of sheer wickedness. >> similar atrocities would be repeat throughout the war, including the systemic rape of hundreds of thousands of women and girls. >> in this village? >> kenny remembers the day fighter overran her village. >> killing innocent people,. >> 20 down that road. looting. >> when it was over, many had no home to return to. charred buildings pepper the landscape, especially in diamond-rich areas. this used to be a shopping center, the heart of town where trading took place but rebels torched the buildings and destroyed businesses, killed people here in the marketplace and you can see the gas station burned out. nearby villagers still hunt for the diamond that fueled the insurgen

you are born in sri lanka, raised in sierra leone, you spend a lot of your time traveling around the world tually looking at the impact of global warming. >> right. >> hinojosa: so when you hear people say, in this country, "well, i don't really feel it, it doesn't feel like a crisis," you say what? >> so the way i approach global warming is that i think of it as an insurance question. it's like if you were driving down the street and someone told you that your house was on fire, and then someone said, "oh, no, it's not really your house, it's the house next door, don't worry about it," what would you do? you'd probably turn around and go back. you have insurance not because you actually think your place is going to burn. you have insurance because, you know, if it happens, it's such a catastrophic problem that there's no real way out of it. so right now we're in this really important point where i feel like if there is a possiblity that this is going to happen it makes a lot of sense for us to take care of it now. and i think it's not just a possibility. most scientists would agree

mosquitoes carry malaria, the leading cause of death in sierra leone.s particularly severe among children. research that began here in the bay area is offering new hope to the west african nation. here's the assignment 7 report with carolyn johnson. >> the bush country of sierra leone is wildly beautiful. hovering in the background is a silent killer. mosquitoes that carry a deadly form of malaria in the surrounding villages. the disease hits young children especially hard. >> do you worry about malaria and illness? >> i worry about it, yes. >> they are concerned for their son, sammy. >> sammy got sick. >> but he hasn't had had it yet? >> he don't get malaria. >> can you turn it on? >> with the help of a flashlight, sammy and his family took us inside their darkened hut and showed us the torn mosquito night that they all sleep under every night. it offers little protection because of the hole. if a child does develop ma layer raw, immediate treatment can mean the difference between life and death. >> it's the number one killer for those under five. >> t

trip to sierra leone. up next. to west africa can country scarred by the good.ity of war. carolyn0ñ >> just as honda was recovering from the effects of that massive earthquake in japan, auto maker now cutting production in the united states and canada by 50%. here's the reason. three-month of flooding in thailand. cut run well in next month as they try to find sources for the cars. situation is causing fights to break out. and the government is diverting floodwater to neighborhood in order to save the capitol of bangkok. today some resident had enough. local smash down a sand bag walleting the floodwater flow away from their home and towards bangkok. soldiers stopped the leak and all the while l they tip the round trudging through knee high water to deliver the mail. >>> in many parts of the world mothers and their babies are fighting for survival. abc news launched an effort to help the million mom challenge with the goal of recruiting 1 million americans to support mothers and children in developing countries. n

. >> driving into the lush heart of sierra leone is a jarring ride. many ways, the violent twists mirror the recent decades here. a brutal ten year civil war ended in 2002 but memories still scar the west african nation. >> wednesday, my family run away. >> he was just 8 when kidnapped by rebels to cut off both his arms. >> i believe it was out of sheer wickedness. >> similar atrocities would be repeated, including a systematic rape of hundreds of thousands of women and girls. >> in this village? >> kenny remembers the day fater overran her village. >> 14 -- 29 dead,. >> when it was all over, many had no home to return to. charred buildings pepper the landscape, especially in diamond rich areas. this used to be a bustling shopping center, where trading took place. when rebels came through they torched the buildings, destroyed businesses, and killed people in the marketplace. you can see the gas station burned out. nearby villagers still hunt for the diamonds that helped fuel the insurgency. nearly .75 of the population survive on $2 a day. meanwhile t

mosquitoes carry malaria, the leading cause of death in sierra leone.among children. research that began here in the bay area is offering new hope to the west african nation. here's the assignment 7 report with carolyn johnson. >> the bush country of sierra leone is wildly beautiful. hovering in the background is a silent killer, mosquitoes that carry a deadly form of malaria in the surrounding villages. the disease hits young children especially hard. >> do you worry about malaria and illness? >> i worry about it, yes. >> they are concerned for their son, sammy. >> but he hasn't had it yet? >> he don't get malaria. >> try it. can you turn it on? >> with the help of a flashlight, sammy and his family took us inside their darkened hut and showed us the torn mosquito net that they all sleep under every night. it offers little protection because of the hole. if a child does develop malaria, immediate treatment can mean the difference between life and death. >> it's the number one killer for those under five. >> this doctor trained at the san francisco's tr

malaria in sierra leone. research that begin right here in the bay area is offering new hope to the west african nation. here is carolyn johnson with this morning's report. >> the bush country of sierra leone is beautiful with majestic rivers. hovering in the background is a silent killer. mosquitoes that carry a deadly form of malaria in the surrounding villages. it hits the young children especially hard. >> do you worry about malaria and illness? >> yes. >> the concern for their son. >> he hasn't had it yet? >> we'll get it. >> with the help of a flashlight sam any mi and his family showed us the mosquito net they all sleep under at night. a net that offers little protection because of the hole. if a child develops malaria, immediate treatment can mean the difference between life and death. >> it's the number one killer disease. >> a surgeon trained at san francisco general hospital is learning the techniques for healing fractures but most of the children are suffering from extreme complications from malar

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the quake followed a series of similar size tell quakes in the last month. >> sierra relon -- sierra leon>> for these children the prick of a needle causes an unpleasant sting. but that prick could be life-saving. this is one of the thing i do for my kids. >> she is worried her 22 mold mold ---month-old has it. with a few drops of blood doctors will know whether this child is fighting malaria. we watched as seven of eight children tested positive. they'll be sent home with medication. >> translator: we are happy that every family is just our kids and provide drugs for them. >> reporter: healthcare for children under five and pregnant mothers is now free. it's an investment and expected to save lives where 20% of children don't survive to their fifth birthday. but clinics like this one show what can be accomplished when relief organizations partner with the government. world vision and physicians from the group doctors without borders direct everything from vaccinations to actual deliveries for women who once gave birth at home. >> bringing women in your health center. >> the mid wife has

we take you to war-torn sierra leon. >> and >> alan: good evening. >> in tonight's headlines, familyre mourning the death of a 14-year-old morgn in morgan hill. she was killed in what police are calling a gang-related shooting. >> alan: police in antioch say a landlord shot and killed a man during a burglary. the landlord claims the victim was stealing copper wire from his home. >> a refrigerator container blew up and killed a worker. nothing is being done. >> alan: it was bank transfer day today. "occupy" protesters encouraged the antiwall street toast get people to withdraw money from corporate banks and place it in smaller institutions like credit unions. >> we had another quick today that rattled the bay area. the 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:52 this afternoon. centered in the east bay. the quake followed a series of similar size tell quakes in the last month. >> sierra relon -- sierra leon. >> for these children the prick of a needle causes an unpleasant sting. but that prick could be life-saving. this is one of the thing i do for my kids. >> she is worried her 22 mold m

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did, would the inspiration to talk about this self-discovery or your mission and commitment to sierra leone happened? >> my exit from grace was a cat la test. even? loss you gain, even in loss you win, even in the "l" you get a "w." >> not to disagree you're 99.9% of sierra leone ancestry, you have committed yourself to building schools, to changing lives of people and their parents. does this bring you greater gratification than reaching a pinnacle of your acting career ever could? >> now i get to be on the world stage. seeing the smile on these faces that would have never had an opportunity to get an education ever. >> so this helped remove some of the misgivings you had about your blackness. >> completely. >> that was imposed on you by all kinds of experiences along the way that made you feel insecure. >> inadequate. >> ugly. >> inferior. >> unattractive. all of it. broad nose, full lips, the whole thing. all those negatives went away. >> and that's what's extraordinary, because you exude through your characters, through who you are, a confident man, completely comfortable with the skin

also ahead, the women of sierra leone.arolyn johnson shows us the life-changing improvements they are making as they help their troubled nation rise from the [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? >> lisa has really been on the case this morning. >> oh, carolyn, stop. >> but it's true. you have been broadcasting, forecasting everything correctly. >> thank you. a lot going on. we have the clear pockets and we do have showers and storms out there. we will give you a little tour, show you the pretty picture starting with the sierra nevada where a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 4:00. snow continues to move into t

leading killer in sierra leone. we watched as 7 of 8 children tested positive.edication. >> we are happy that every time we are here they help our kid. >>reporter: health care for children under 5 and pregnant mothers is now free. it's an investment. expected to save lives in a country where 20 percent of young children don't survive to the fifth birthday. but clinic like this one show what can be accomplished when different relief organizations collaborate and partner with the government. world vision helps with staffing medication and training here for new mothers. physician from his the group doctors without borders direct everything from vaccinations to actual delivery for women who once gave birth at home. >> bring women to the center. >>reporter: midwife lucy has seen major change in the last two years ever since the government issued man did it for mothers to deliver incline ick. traditional birth attendance from village now accompany women in labor and work side by side with mid wives here f.there are complications doctors without borders arrange transfe

the bush country of sierra leone is wildly beautiful. but in the background is a silent killer. moeks carrying a deadly form of malaria. the disease hits young children hard. >> do you worry about malaria and illness? >> yes. >> the concern for their son, sammy. >> they're afraid of malaria. >> he hasn't had it? >> yes, very. >> it. >> try it with the help of a flashlight they took us inside of their hut showing us the torn mosquito net they sleep under. a net offering little protection because of the holes. if a child does develop malaria immediate treatment can be a difference between life and death. >> it's number one killer disease for under five. >> this surgeon is trained in san francisco general hospital's trauma institute learning techniques for healing fractures but most children are suffering from extreme complications from mallayera. families often don't reach the hospital until the symptoms are already severe. >> so they're rushed in, gasping and requiring a urgent blood transfusion. >> help could be soon on the way from the bay area, this berkeley researcher and his

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these are problems the people of sierra leone are too familiar with. carolyn traveled there to see the progress being made in part thanks to the generosity of people right here in the bay area. >> it's hard to believe in a country where the rainy season lasts half a year that water is such a challenge. in rural areas, two-thirds of people still don't have access to clean water. women wash clothes in the same streams they depend on for cooking and drinking. in the slums of the capital city children collect water from the same dirty creek where pigs are. >> they don't see that water is an issue. it's constant or right now. people get diarrhea. they are drinking the bad water. >> the national director here but the challenge is not just providing clean water but sharing strategies about hygiene and sanitation. >> if you don't have that, clean water than everybody is lost. it's had handwashing. get rid of mosquitoes and it's a whole package approach. >> referred to as wash, water sanitation and hygiene and this is proof what difference the training makes. >

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sierra leone is one of the deadliest places in the world for a mother to give birth. it's also the hardest place for any child under the age of 5 to survive. abc 7's carolyn johnson traveled there to see firsthand the daily challenges they face. and the progress being made. >> for these children, the prick of a needle causes an unpleasant sting. that prick could also prove life saving. >> this is one of the reasons i'm struggling for my kids. >> she's worried her 22-month-old has it. with just a few drops of blood clinicians will know in a matter of minutes whether these children are in fact fighting malaria, a disease spread by mosquitos. it's the leading killer in sierra leone. >> we watched as seven of eight children tested positive. they'll be sent home with medication. >> we are happy that we are here to teach our kids and for them. >> health care for children under 5 and pregnant mothers is now free. it's an investment that's expected to save lives in a country where 20% of young children don't survive to their fifth birthday. but clinics like this one show what

in 2008 i got involved in a project in sierra leone collecting becomes. i did that with the times. they gave me the chance it launch an appeal for children's backs. we werable to collect about a quarter million to 300,000 children's becomes that we shipped out to set up school librari libraries. so, i do both of those things. >> thank you very much. i want to talk about the paragraph 11 of your statement. this is the work that you did with the human rights policy department campaigning for freedom of expression for journalists around the world. could you tell us about that work. >> robin cook was a friend of mine. in 2001, just before the election he asked me if i would chair his last big speech as fortune secretary. we didn't know it was the last big speech, obviously. afterwards he wanted to talk about how he put into dimension the ethical dimension of his policy that was a statement he made after he became foreign secretary in 1996. afterwards i met both his specialist and head of rights of the human rights department and they said we want more involvement with n.g.o.'s. and the

women of sierra leone and improvements they're making.nd this is coming up on the news at 6:00. >> now, we want to leave you with a look inside of the bank of america on california and davis streets wex understand the police chief is there. >> there have been

pretorius late in sierra leone. he is accused of being involved in the selling of arms. this is a very significant victory. >> today, we are celebrating a birthday that is special for us at the bbc. 75 years ago, the first full- fledged television service launched from the bbc studios. the old studios have been open to the public for this anniversary. >> the vision and sound are on. the station goes on the air. >> they thought of about calling at phototelegraphy, or the electric telescope, they settled for television and the world was never the same. singing a specially written song to open the new service. to begin with, only 20,000 homes in the london area could receive the programs. >> the bbc was given just 18 months to get the television service on air. it came here because it was available and there was plenty of space. partly because it was so high up. the television transmitter tower needed to be 600 feet above sea level. it was already 400 feet up. by putting the television transmitter and television studios in the same building was not such a good idea. >> ther

pretorius late in sierra leone. he is accused of being involved in the selling of arms. this is a very significant victory. >> today, we are celebrating a birthday that is special for us at the bbc. 75 years ago, the first full- fledged television service launched from the bbc studios. the old studios have been open to the public for this anniversary. >> the vision and sound are on. the station goes on the air. >> they thought of about calling at phototelegraphy, or the electric telescope, they settled for television and the world was never the same. singing a specially written song to open the new service. to begin with, only 20,000 homes in the london area could receive the programs. >> the bbc was given just 18 months to get the television service on air. it came here because it was available and there was plenty of space. partly because it was so high up. the television transmitter tower needed to be 600 feet above sea level. it was already 400 feet up. by putting the television transmitter and television studios in the same building was not such a good idea. >> ther

people fell back asleep, and she struggle and struggle, and by morning, so we did that circle in sierra leone, and we have one person start. she was the second, and in a circling of 20 people, she was the only story we heard the entire night. >> my goodness. >> afterwards, she fell asleep, and it was like all day. she had now started her own organization in that community fighting of the harmful traditional practices and other issues related to women's rights, but until today, every time i see her, i still remember that scream and her digging her toenails in the earth and fighting back the cries and the pains, and she was in her 30s, but it was the pains, the weight from 7 years old. >> huh. >> that she had been carrying all of her life. >> i have to tell you that story takes my breath away. just thank you for telling us that. the second question i have about this manual for training is is it being used now currently in various places of the world? >> people use it when they are in different places in ways that we don't know anything about. i still make reference to it. i use it when i was in

he appeared before the tribunal of the former yugoslavia, and charles taylor, sperm court for sierra leone. this is the first case in which he's been brought before the i.c.c. judges. but the prosecutor says mr. gbagbo is the first to be brought to account. there is more to come. and the i.c.c. has faced criticism in its even-handedness, but mr. campo says investigations are continuing and other cases will be brought before the judges irrespective of political affiliation. that's crimes committed on both sides in ivory coast. >> we were just seeing some of the charges, including murder, persecution, rape among them. where is all the evidence coming from, peter? >> the i.c.c. has been gathering this evidence during the course of this year. this relates to the period after the elections, exactly a year ago, up until april when mr. gbagbo was taken into custody and placed under house arrest. it's quite a short period, four months at the beginning of this year when there was a lot of conflict on ivory coast. he's facing four counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, other form

. >>> sierra leone is in the process of rebuilding. 200 people committed to making a difference there by sponsoring children and how it is used to lift up communities. some villages are easier to reach by river. and. >> this is nice and warm. >> and many villagers never ventured to the city, help is reaching them from donors around the world sponsoring children. it's help her mother hopes will trance form her daughter's life. >> this is my dream, to have an education. >> schools are supported by world vision donors. the sponsor lives 8,000 miles away in the bay area. >> i want to see that, her basic needs are met. >> this general surgeon practices in antioch. but she's a mother herself, remembering her childhood in ethiopia. she's one of nine children dr. abby sponsors through world vision. >> there is a sense of responsibility you should give back to kids that don't have anything to eat. and go to bed hungry. >> the money is spent on projects to make life better in her village. >> the contribution makes a lot of changes in the lives of children. >> catherine overseas projects in doze

. >>> west african nation of sierra leone is less than a decade away from a civil war that decimated its country and girls are often subjected to again tall mutilation and early marriage but things are changing. these are the faces of the future boys and girls excited to learn but continuing their education into teen-aged years will be a challenge for girls in rural areas. >> usually we have initiation early. >> that initiation prepares girls for marriage including the controversial practice of female genital mutilation done without anesthesia or sterile blades. kit lead to complications including death. >> they come back they become so proud some would not like to go back to school. >> bintu stopped the initiation of her 9-year-old niece. >> a day or two before they stopped and we started to leave. >> she learned initiation is now outlawed for girls under 18. community volunteers supported by the aid group world vision are working to spread that message starting with the women who perform the ritual. >> i actually engage. if i talk to the su skpismt convince her if she buys the idea

latterly in 2008 i got involved in a literacy project in sierra leone collecting books in this country. i did that with the times. they gave me the space to launch an appeal for children's books when i came back from freetown. we were able to collect about a quarter of a million, 300,000 children's books which we shipped out to sierra leone to set up school libraries, between 152500 books in different schools. so i do both those things. >> thank you very much. can i ask you about one specific part of your career history, the one that you deal with for everyone who has the statement, at the end of paragraph 11 of your statement. its 23461 on the screen. this is work that you do, or you did with the human rights policy department of the foreign office campaigning for freedom of expression for journalists around the world. can you tell us briefly about that were? >> robin cook was a friend of mine and in 2001 just before the election he would ask me if i would share his least -- last big speech as foreign secretary. afterwards, he wanted to talk about how he had put into action the ethica

in 2008 i got involved in a project in sierra leone collecting becomes. i did that with the times. they gave me the chance it launch an appeal for children's backs. we werable to collect about a quarter million to 300,000 children's becomes that we shipped out to set up school libraries libraries. so i do both of those things. >> thank you very much. i want to talk about the paragraph 11 of your statement. this is the work that you did with the human rights policy department campaigning for freedom of expression for journalists around the world. could you tell us about that work. >> robin cook was a friend of mine. in 2001, just before the election he asked me if i would chair his last big speech as fortune secretary. we didn't know it was the last big speech obviously. afterwards he wanted to talk about how he put into dimension the ethical dimension of his policy that was a statement he made after he became foreign secretary in 1996. afterwards i met both his specialist and head of rights of the human rights department and they said we want more involvement with n.g.o.'s. and the

on "grey's anatomy" in the four years since his controversial departure, he opened a school in sierra leoner" and wrote "a man from another land" had he writing -- it didn't take long to realize how the casualty he played had an impact. he talks to me face-to-face. >> before you get knocked off the horse and you were at the pinnacle of your acting career success, and you were able to say, you know, these have been some of my favorite bodies of work. what were they? before "grey's anatomy". >> it was projects i chose, like "love jones" always about ten years before its time. >> democrats want to keep us docile. >> i did it intentionally, because i wanted people to think. ironically this character ace name was george washington, you know. that was my favorite film. any of my spike lee films were there, but "dancing with september" i think was the one where i got to play at the height of my intellect, so to speak. >> when "grey's anatomy" came calling, no one could predict. >> oh, i did. they changed the name to "complications" for like eight days. i was the only one, including all my fearless

then in 2008 i got a literacy project in sierra leone, connecting books in this country.i did that with the times. they gave me place to launch and appeals for children books when i came back. and were able to collect a quarter of the million 300,000 children books which we shipped out to sierra leone to set of school libraries between 1502000 bucks in different schools. so i do both those things. >> thank you very much. can ask you about one particular part of you cryptically, the when you do with, at the end of paragraph 11 of your statement. 23461 on the screen. this work that you do, or you did for the human rights policy department, campaigning for freedom of expression for journalists around the world. can you tell us briefly about that worked? >> robin was a friend of mine, and in 2001 just before the election he asked me if i would share his last speech as for secretary. we did know it was his last speech. and afterwards he wanted to talk about how he'd put into action the dimension of foreign policy, which had been a very famous statement that he had made after h

in sierra leone after the war there was an election and the presiding government laws, but they didn't want to give up power for various reasons. a group of ambassadors went to talk and so you've got to step down to lecture upon a command. amongst a group of ambassadors as the chinese ambassador. this engagement at the ambassadorial level is something we need to do more than we do not do enough in most of the countries are familiar with. thank you. >> senator, you are right in terms of the gml issue. it's one of the important issues that needs to be addressed in the united states needs to press them more. china is open to that so there may be another area where china-u.s. could cooperate in breaking what i think is essentially european blockade of american agriculture. i don't think there are many u.s. ad companies in africa. i think it's a major problem. i think the major opportunity for u.s. business. there's enormous opportunity for agriculture in the u.s. are especially leaders in the world in that area. [inaudible] >> absolutely right. >> senator, if i could just be to the oil que

a small anecdote about the chinese engagement on the government's and sierra leone after the war there were some elections and the presiding government lost, they didn't want to give up power and a group of ambassadors met to talk to them to the president to say you've got to step down and let your opponent come in. this kind of engagement of the ambassador loveless something we need to do a lot more of and we are not doing enough of this most of the country's i'm familiar with. it needs to be addressed and the united states needs to press that more could i also think china is open to that so there may be another area china and u.s. can cooperate in breaking what i think is an essentially european blockade of american agriculture. i don't think that there are many u.s. agricultural companies and africa. but it is a major problem and i think it is a major opportunity for u.s. business. there is an enormous opportunity for agriculture and the u.s. especially still leaders in the world in that area. that's absolutely right. >> senator if i could speak to the question, 10% of the world's o

i was caught in a riot in sierra leone of last year which was pretty unpleasant. i do now recognize the impact of shock. on that occasion, i did not. i was in a daze. there was a note that i was going to conference in spain to meet other writers. i was going to barcelona and he was coming out the following weekend to make a speech in spain and we were a arranging to meet up. i was part -- i was amazed at the level of details on the notes about flight times. it appeared he had been getting information from my voice mail. the police said to me caught is there any way he could have gotten this information legitimately? given that it was about two months after the bombing and madrid, there is a high level of security around government ministers. it seemed very unlikely. i remember leaving that meeting and had to go to a meeting in the city. my mind was buzzing and again the, you the suddenly start thinking, does this explain something? i arrived at my meeting slightly early and the director came in and said are you all right? i realized after word it was just complete

i was caught in a riot in sierra leone last year which is pretty unpleasant and i do now recognize the impact of shock and on that occasion i didn't 'cause i was just in a daze. i saw all these notes. and mr. marquez had obviously found out that he made a note that we were going to spain. i was going to a conference to meet other people, other writers, and i was going to barcelona and dennis was coming out the following weekend and he was going to make a speech in spain and we were arranged to meet up and i was amazed by the details of notes that he had made about flight times and in a note from him to her and it appears he was getting information from my voicemail. and the police -- the police said to me, is there any way that mr. mulcaire could have gotten this information distantly. and given it was about a few months after the bombings in madrid where there was a high level of -- to answer your question, i remember leaving that meeting and i had to go to a meeting in the city. and my mind was just buzzing. and, again, you suddenly start thinking oh, does this happen. does this expl

. >> you going to community people have race, one of the women from sierra leone was a refugee at the time was breast-feeding her baby when they got to the checkpoint and the soldier cut off that breast. the different forms of physical disability that these women say we are the hope for our communities. we will go back and teach these children peace and carry ander from years ago and even as i was angry they asked me have you been abused -- you know why you're angry and i went home and asked myself that same question. why am i angry? i'm being a hypocrite. going back to those women and they say to me, you know, we are the hope of our communities. that was a moment of baptism for me but sometimes you need water and sometimes you need fire to open your eyes. >> so was the beginning of the women's peace initiative. >> the was the beginning of my awareness. that, you know, they are right, we are the answer. the women's peace initiative started with inviting us to ghana and starting something. but the christian women born before the peace initiative. so when we came back with ghana we were